{"podcast":{"title":"Fundable by Design","slug":"fundable-by-design-547744","podcast_index_feed_id":547744,"rss_url":"https://nonprofitnuggets.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://fundablebydesign.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/a/b/2/bab25ce286763e9516c3140a3186d450/podcast_cover-20260129-655hr4xd4p.png","author":"Jennifer Yarbrough","episode_count":97,"summary":"Are you a nonprofit leader who is looking for real insight into how to successfully startup, fundraise for, or successfully lead your nonprofit organization. If you answered yes, this podcast is for you. In this podcast you will discover: 1. What a nonprofit really is; 2. Grant tips; and, 3. Ways to raise money for your nonprofit I share with you how I have raised hundreds of millions of dollars stretching beyond traditional grants, and trained thousands of organizations across the globe. Sign up for my newsletter. Http://Bit.ly/jnnpodcastlist","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744"},"episode":{"title":"Why Waiting for a Grant Is the Wrong Strategy","slug":"why-waiting-for-a-grant-is-the-wrong-strategy","published_at":"2026-04-14T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744/why-waiting-for-a-grant-is-the-wrong-strategy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744","url":"https://nonprofitnuggets.libsyn.com/why-waiting-for-a-grant-is-the-wrong-strategy","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofitnuggets/Why_Waiting_for_a_Grant_Is_the_Wrong_Strategy_Kxm_rxr9eC0.mp3?dest-id=495072","summary":"I see this pattern all the time: someone starts a nonprofit… and then waits for a grant to come in. And when it doesn't happen, confusion and frustration start to build. So today, I want to talk about why starting a nonprofit and then waiting for a grant is one of the biggest mistakes I see and why it keeps so many organizations stuck. If you've been feeling stuck, hoping the right opportunity will show up, this conversation will help you shift from waiting to building.","meta_description":"I see this pattern all the time: someone starts a nonprofit… and then waits for a grant to come in. And when it doesn't happen, confusion and frustration…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3239,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fundable-by-design-547744/episodes/why-waiting-for-a-grant-is-the-wrong-strategy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744/why-waiting-for-a-grant-is-the-wrong-strategy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}